LIDC NEWS AND VIEWS July 2012
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LIDC News Development news from Bloomsbury Colleges Upcoming development events at Bloomsbury Colleges Courses, grants and vacancies at Bloomsbury Colleges More information
LIDC NEWS
We wish all LIDC members a very happy summer holiday!
Latest events and resources
Leading experts meet in London to discuss the role of agricultural and food systems research in combating chronic disease for development On 2-3 July, LIDC and the Leverhulme Centre for Integrative Research on Agriculture and Health (LCIRAH) gathered over 100 leading experts in agriculture and policy for a two-day international workshop exploring the issue of non-communicable diseases in low and middle income countries, and the role of research in providing solutions. Presentations, audio and video recordings will be available soon. Read live updates from the workshop on Twitter (hashtag #lcirah2012).
Distinguished lecture on ‘Food Politics’ by Prof. Marion Nestle brings over 200 to SOAS On 2 July, LIDC hosted a distinguished lecture by Prof. Marion Nestle from New York University, author of the bestselling ‘Food Politics’ and ‘What to Eat’ books. Slides and a video of the lecture will be available soon.
PhD students of Bloomsbury Colleges exchange ideas on interdisciplinary research in development at LIDC workshop On 19 June LIDC held its second PhD Workshop in International Development. This half- day event aimed to build a community of Bloomsbury PhD students working on development issues; showcase students’ work; encourage participants to think of development in interdisciplinary ways; and finally – to assess and develop LIDC services for PhD students and young researchers. Let us know if you would like to join the LIDC PhD student community!
Replicating a well-established study sometimes subverts what we (think we) know about development – 3ie-LIDC Replication Studies Symposium The 3ie-LIDC Replication Symposium featured three replication studies covering a variety of topics – the impact of colonialism, TV and modernisation, and microfinance.
Get involved
100 LIDC members meet to network and exchange ideas More than 100 LIDC members: students, staff and alumni of the six Bloomsbury Colleges, attended the Biannual LIDC Networking Event on 14 June 2012 held at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). Don’t miss our next networking event in October!
Support 'Leaves of the Horn' – new film by an LIDC member Journalist and filmaker, Davide Morandini, a former LIDC intern, has been developing a film in the last few months. 'Leaves of the Horn' is about the global market of QAT, a little-known natural amphetamine cultivated mostly in Ethiopia and Kenya. The money raised through the crowd-funding campaign will enable Davide and his team to go to Kenya, Djibouti and Yemen to bring new insights to the film they are producing. For any contribution, you can win DVDs, t-shirts, or even a weekend in Rome.
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#DEVELOPMENT NEWS FROM BLOOMSBURY COLLEGES
BIRKBECK:
Birkbeck ‘highly commended’ at Times Higher Education awards The College’s Widening Access and Retention Team was ‘highly commended’ in the Outstanding Student Services Team category at the Times Higher Education awards.
LSHTM:
Researchers report high suicide rates among young people in India First national in-depth study of deaths in India finds suicide is a leading cause of death in young women and men.
Gene provides clue to drug resistance in sleeping sickness parasites Research led by scientists at LSHTM has identified a gene that controls susceptibility to drug treatment in Trypanosoma brucei, the parasite responsible for sleeping sickness.
Tackling population weight is crucial for food security and ecological sustainability
Pregnant women are benefiting from new rapid tests for syphilis in six countries thanks to influential research by LSHTM
Giving young children medicine once a month during the rainy season to protect them against malaria could prevent tens of thousands of deaths each year in some areas of Africa
RVC:
Lord Curry of Kirkharle appointed new Chairman of The Royal Veterinary College
SOAS:
Professor Baderin of SOAS School of Law completes his first mission to Sudan as UN independent expert
Professor Gurharpal Singh, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, and Professor of Inter-religious Relations and Development at SOAS, has been selected as panellist for UN Human Rights Council
UPCOMING DEVELOPMENT EVENTS AT BLOOMSBURY COLLEGES
An ethnopharmacological approach for diabetes management in Nigeria 5 July 2012, 4.30 - 6 pm, Upper Meeting Room, LIDC, 36 Gordon Square Speaker: Amaka Ezuruike, UCL School of Pharmacy
Building The Africa-Gives Platform 7 July, 8.30 am – 5 pm, SOAS, Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre Speakers: Hon Chuka Umunna MP; Herman Chinery-Hesse
The Man Who Wouldn’t Run on a Sunday: Eric Liddell in the SOAS Archives - exhibition 13 July – 22 September, SOAS, Brunei Gallery, Foyle Special Collections Gallery
Celebration Capitalism: The London Olympics and Its Discontents (Birkbeck) 17 July, 6-8 pm, Birkbeck, Main Building, room 532
Launch of The Lancet Physical Activity Series 18 July 2012, 9 am – 5.30 pm, LSHTM , John Snow Lecture Theatre, Keppel Street
London 2012 Showcase Exhibition (LSHTM) 1 August 2012 to Wednesday 15 August 2012, 9.30 am – 4.30 pm, LSHTM, Keppel Street Inspired by the London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games, this public exhibition showcases historic and current work at the School around exercise, sport and health, and Olympics past and present.
COURSES, GRANTS AND VACANCIES AT BLOOMSBURY COLLEGES
Senior Clinical Training Scholarship - Veterinary Clinical Pathology - RVC Deadline: 6 July
Associate Lecturer A(s): BSc Development Studies with Environment - Birkbeck Deadline: 8 July
Scientific Officer (malaria) - LSHTM Deadline: 9 July
Teaching Assistant: International Childhood Studies - Birkbeck Deadline: 17 July
Lecturer in Tibetan and Linguistics - SOAS Deadline: 26 July
Research Assistant or Research Fellow (maternal and neonatal health) - LSHTM Deadline: 31 July 2012
MORE INFORMATION
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